I 

112TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 1380 

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to encourage alternative energy 

investments and job creation. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

APRIL 6, 2011 

Mr. SULLIVAN (for himself, Mr. BOREN, Mr. LARSON of Connecticut, Mr. 

BRADY of Texas, Mr. MCCAUL, Ms. SUTTON, Mr. GENE GREEN of 

Texas, Mr. SHUSTER, Mr. SIMPSON, Mr. BACHUS, Mr. ALEXANDER, Mr. 

GRIMM, Mr. BURTON of Indiana, Mr. THOMPSON of Pennsylvania, Mr. 

LUJA ́N, Mr. CRITZ, Mr. BISHOP of Georgia, Mr. CUELLAR, Mr. DOYLE, 

Ms. KAPTUR, Mr. KISSELL, Mr. LIPINSKI, Mr. MATHESON, Mr. MURPHY

of Connecticut, Mr. ROSS of Arkansas, Mr. LUCAS, Mr. WELCH, Mr. 

COLE, Mr. MCINTYRE, Mr. BILBRAY, Mr. CULBERSON, Mrs. 

BLACKBURN, Mr. DONNELLY of Indiana, Mr. BOUSTANY, Mr. FLEMING, 

Mr. CHANDLER, Mr. HALL, Mrs. CAPITO, Mr. JONES, Mr. MURPHY of 

Pennsylvania, Mr. ROGERS of Alabama, Mr. PERLMUTTER, Mr. 

ALTMIRE, Mr. GARDNER, Mr. CONAWAY, Mr. RYAN of Ohio, Mr. SESSIONS, Mr. HOLT, Mr. TONKO, Mr. SABLAN, Mr. PETERS, Ms. 

DEGETTE, Mr. CAPUANO, Mr. COURTNEY, Mr. CLAY, Mr. THOMPSON of 

California, Mr. LOEBSACK, Mr. BARTON of Texas, Mr. ISSA, Mr. 

GALLEGLY, Mr. HARPER, Mr. BISHOP of Utah, Mr. TERRY, Mr. COSTA, 

Mr. BARROW, Ms. FUDGE, Mr. CLEAVER, Mr. SERRANO, Mr. WU, Mr. 

PASCRELL, Mr. SCALISE, Mrs. BONO MACK, Mr. BOSWELL, Mrs. 

LUMMIS, Mr. LANKFORD, Mr. REHBERG, and Mr. MARCHANT) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways 

and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Science, Space, and 

Technology and Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently 

determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 


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A BILL 

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to encourage 

alternative energy investments and job creation. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE, ETC. 

4 (a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the 

5 ‘‘New Alternative Transportation to Give Americans Solu6 tions Act of 2011’’. 

7 (b) AMENDMENT OF 1986 CODE.—Except as other8 wise expressly provided, whenever in this Act an amend9 ment or repeal is expressed in terms of an amendment 

10 to, or repeal of, a section or other provision, the reference 

11 shall be considered to be made to a section or other provi12 sion of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986. 

13 (c) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for 

14 this Act is as follows: 

Sec. 1. Short title, etc. 

TITLE I—PROMOTE THE PURCHASE AND USE OF NGVS WITH AN 

EMPHASIS ON HEAVY-DUTY VEHICLES AND FLEET VEHICLES 

Sec. 101. Modification of alternative fuel credit. 

Sec. 102. Extension and modification of new qualified alternative fuel motor vehicle credit. 

Sec. 103. Allowance of vehicle and infrastructure credits against regular and 

minimum tax and transferability of credits. 

Sec. 104. Modification of credit for purchase of vehicles fueled by compressed 

natural gas or liquefied natural gas. 

Sec. 105. Modification of definition of new qualified alternative fuel motor vehicle. 

Sec. 106. Providing for the treatment of property purchased by Indian tribal 

governments. 


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TITLE II—PROMOTE PRODUCTION OF NGVS BY ORIGINAL 

EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURERS 

Sec. 201. Credit for producing vehicles fueled by natural gas or liquified natural gas. 

Sec. 202. Amendment to section 136 of the Energy Security and Independence 

Act of 2007. 

TITLE III—INCENTIVIZE THE INSTALLATION OF NATURAL GAS 

FUEL PUMPS 

Sec. 301. Extension and modification of alternative fuel vehicle refueling property credit. 

Sec. 302. Increase in credit for certain alternative fuel vehicle refueling properties. 

TITLE IV—NATURAL GAS VEHICLES 

Sec. 401. Grants for natural gas vehicles research and development. 

Sec. 402. Sense of the Congress regarding EPA certification of NGV retrofit 

kits. 

Sec. 403. Sense of the Congress regarding EPA and NHTSA regulation of 

medium- and heavy-duty engines and vehicles. 

Sec. 404. Amendment to section 508 of the Energy Policy Act of 1992. 

1 TITLE I—PROMOTE THE PUR2 CHASE AND USE OF NGVS 

3 WITH AN EMPHASIS ON 

4 HEAVY-DUTY VEHICLES AND 

5 FLEET VEHICLES 

6 SEC. 101. MODIFICATION OF ALTERNATIVE FUEL CREDIT. 

7 (a) ALTERNATIVE FUEL CREDIT.—Paragraph (5) of 

8 section 6426(d) (relating to alternative fuel credit) is 

9 amended by inserting ‘‘, and December 31, 2016, in the 

10 case of any sale or use involving compressed or liquefied 

11 natural gas’’ after ‘‘hydrogen’’. 

12 (b) ALTERNATIVE FUEL MIXTURE CREDIT.—Para13 graph (3) of section 6426(e) is amended by inserting ‘‘, 

14 and December 31, 2016, in the case of any sale or use 


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1 involving compressed or liquefied natural gas’’ after ‘‘hy2 drogen’’. 

3 (c) PAYMENTS RELATING TO ALTERNATIVE FUEL OR

4 ALTERNATIVE FUEL MIXTURES.—Paragraph (6) of sec5 tion 6427(e) is amended— 

6 (1) in subparagraph (C)— 

7 (A) by striking ‘‘subparagraph (D)’’ and 

8 inserting ‘‘subparagraphs (D) and (E)’’, and 

9 (B) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end thereof, 

10 (2) by striking the period at the end of sub11 paragraph (D) and inserting ‘‘, and’’, and 

12 (3) by inserting at the end the following: 

13 ‘‘(E) any alternative fuel or alternative fuel 

14 mixture (as so defined) involving compressed or 

15 liquefied natural gas sold or used after Decem16 ber 31, 2016.’’. 

17 (d) PAYMENTS RELATING TO INDIAN TRIBES.— 

18 Paragraph (1) of section 6427(k)(A) is amended by insert19 ing striking ‘‘or’’ at the end and inserting ‘‘an Indian 

20 Tribal Government, or’’. 

21 (e) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 

22 this section shall apply to fuel sold or used after the date 

23 of the enactment of this Act. 


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1 SEC. 102. EXTENSION AND MODIFICATION OF NEW QUALI2 FIED ALTERNATIVE FUEL MOTOR VEHICLE 

3 CREDIT. 

4 (a) IN GENERAL.—Paragraph (4) of section 30B(k) 

5 (relating to termination) is amended by inserting ‘‘(De6 cember 31, 2016, in the case of a vehicle powered by com7 pressed or liquefied natural gas)’’ before the period at the 

8 end. 

9 (b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 

10 subsection (a) shall apply to property placed in service 

11 after the date of the enactment of this Act. 

12 SEC. 103. ALLOWANCE OF VEHICLE AND INFRASTRUCTURE 

13 CREDITS AGAINST REGULAR AND MINIMUM 

14 TAX AND TRANSFERABILITY OF CREDITS. 

15 (a) BUSINESS CREDITS.—Subparagraph (B) of sec16 tion 38(c)(4) is amended by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of 

17 clause (viii), by striking the period at the end of clause 

18 (ix) and inserting a comma, and by inserting after clause 

19 (ix) the following new clauses: 

20 ‘‘(x) the portion of the credit deter21 mined under section 30B which is attrib22 utable to the application of subsection 

23 (e)(3) thereof with respect to new qualified 

24 alternative fuel motor vehicles which are 

25 capable of being powered by compressed or 

26 liquefied natural gas, and 


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1 ‘‘(xi) the portion of the credit deter2 mined under section 30C which is attrib3 utable to the application of subsection (b) 

4 thereof with respect to refueling property 

5 which is used to store and or dispense 

6 compressed or liquefied natural gas.’’. 

7 (b) PERSONAL CREDITS.— 

8 (1) NEW QUALIFIED ALTERNATIVE FUEL

9 MOTOR VEHICLES.—Subsection (g) of section 30B is 

10 amended by adding at the end the following new 

11 paragraph: 

12 ‘‘(3) SPECIAL RULE RELATING TO CERTAIN

13 NEW QUALIFIED ALTERNATIVE FUEL MOTOR VEHI14 CLES.—In the case of the portion of the credit deter15 mined under subsection (a) which is attributable to 

16 the application of subsection (e)(3) with respect to 

17 new qualified alternative fuel motor vehicles which 

18 are capable of being powered by compressed or liq19 uefied natural gas— 

20 ‘‘(A) paragraph (2) shall (after the appli21 cation of paragraph (1)) be applied separately 

22 with respect to such portion, and 

23 ‘‘(B) in lieu of the limitation determined 

24 under paragraph (2), such limitation shall not 

25 exceed the excess (if any) of— 


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1 ‘‘(i) the sum of the regular tax liabil2 ity (as defined in section 26(b)) plus the 

3 tentative minimum tax for the taxable 

4 year, reduced by 

5 ‘‘(ii) the sum of the credits allowable 

6 under subpart A and sections 27 and 30.’’. 

7 (2) ALTERNATIVE FUEL VEHICLE REFUELING

8 PROPERTIES.—Subsection (d) of section 30C is 

9 amended by adding at the end the following new 

10 paragraph: 

11 ‘‘(3) SPECIAL RULE RELATING TO CERTAIN AL12 TERNATIVE FUEL VEHICLE REFUELING PROP13 ERTIES.—In the case of the portion of the credit de14 termined under subsection (a) with respect to refuel15 ing property which is used to store and or dispense 

16 compressed or liquefied natural gas and which is at17 tributable to the application of subsection (b)— 

18 ‘‘(A) paragraph (2) shall (after the appli19 cation of paragraph (1)) be applied separately 

20 with respect to such portion, and 

21 ‘‘(B) in lieu of the limitation determined 

22 under paragraph (2), such limitation shall not 

23 exceed the excess (if any) of— 

24 ‘‘(i) the sum of the regular tax liabil25 ity (as defined in section 26(b)) plus the 


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1 tentative minimum tax for the taxable 

2 year, reduced by 

3 ‘‘(ii) the sum of the credits allowable 

4 under subpart A and sections 27, 30, and 

5 the portion of the credit determined under 

6 section 30B which is attributable to the 

7 application of subsection (e)(3) thereof.’’. 

8 (c) CREDITS MAY BE TRANSFERRED.— 

9 (1) VEHICLE CREDITS.—Subsection (h) of sec10 tion 30B is amended by adding at the end the fol11 lowing new paragraph: 

12 ‘‘(11) TRANSFERABILITY OF CREDIT.— 

13 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in 

14 subparagraph (B), a taxpayer who places in 

15 service any new qualified alternative fuel motor 

16 vehicle which is capable of being powered by 

17 compressed or liquefied natural gas may trans18 fer the credit allowed under this section by rea19 son of subsection (e) with respect to such vehi20 cle through an assignment to the manufacturer, 

21 seller or lessee of such vehicle. Such transfer 

22 may be revoked only with the consent of the 

23 Secretary. 

24 ‘‘(B) DENIAL OF DOUBLE BENEFIT.—No 

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1 tion by reason of subsection (e) with respect to 

2 any new qualified alternative fuel motor vehicle 

3 which is capable of being powered by com4 pressed or liquefied natural gas may be made 

5 under subparagraph (A) to a taxpayer who has 

6 claimed a credit under section 54G with respect 

7 to the financing of such vehicle. 

8 ‘‘(C) REGULATIONS.—The Secretary shall 

9 prescribe such regulations as necessary to en10 sure that any credit transferred under subpara11 graph (A) is claimed once and not reassigned 

12 by such other person.’’. 

13 (2) INFRASTRUCTURE CREDIT.—Subsection (e) 

14 of section 30C is amended by adding at the end the 

15 following new paragraph: 

16 ‘‘(7) TRANSFERABILITY OF CREDIT.— 

17 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in 

18 subparagraph (B), a taxpayer who places in 

19 service any qualified alternative fuel vehicle re20 fueling property relating to compressed or lique21 fied natural gas may transfer the credit allowed 

22 under this section with respect to such property 

23 through an assignment to the manufacturer, 

24 seller or lessee of such property. Such transfer 


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1 may be revoked only with the consent of the 

2 Secretary. 

3 ‘‘(B) DENIAL OF DOUBLE BENEFIT.—No 

4 assignment of a credit allowed under this sec5 tion by reason of subsection (e) with respect to 

6 any qualified alternative fuel vehicle refueling 

7 property relating to compressed or liquefied 

8 natural gas may be made under subparagraph 

9 (A) to a taxpayer who has claimed a credit 

10 under section 54G with respect to the financing 

11 of such property. 

12 ‘‘(C) REGULATIONS.—The Secretary shall 

13 prescribe such regulations as necessary to en14 sure that any credit transferred under subpara15 graph (A) is claimed once and not reassigned 

16 by such other person.’’. 

17 (d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 

18 this section shall apply with respect to property placed in 

19 service after the date of the enactment of this Act. 

20 SEC. 104. MODIFICATION OF CREDIT FOR PURCHASE OF 

21 VEHICLES FUELED BY COMPRESSED NAT22 URAL GAS OR LIQUEFIED NATURAL GAS. 

23 (a) INCREASE IN CREDIT.—Paragraph (2) of section 

24 30B(e) (relating to applicable percentage) is amended to 

25 read as follows: 


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1 ‘‘(2) APPLICABLE PERCENTAGE.—For purposes 

2 of paragraph (1), the applicable percentage with re3 spect to any new qualified alternative fuel motor ve4 hicle is— 

5 ‘‘(A) except as provided in subparagraphs 

6 (B) and (C)— 

7 ‘‘(i) 50 percent, plus 

8 ‘‘(ii) 30 percent, if such vehicle— 

9 ‘‘(I) has received a certificate of 

10 conformity under the Clean Air Act 

11 and meets or exceeds the most strin12 gent standard available for certifi13 cation under the Clean Air Act for 

14 that make and model year vehicle 

15 (other than a zero emission standard), 

16 or 

17 ‘‘(II) has received an order certi18 fying the vehicle as meeting the same 

19 requirements as vehicles which may be 

20 sold or leased in California and meets 

21 or exceeds the most stringent stand22 ard available for certification under 

23 the State laws of California (enacted 

24 in accordance with a waiver granted 

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1 Act) for that make and model year ve2 hicle (other than a zero emission 

3 standard), 

4 ‘‘(B) 80 percent, in the case of dedicated 

5 vehicles that are only capable of operating on 

6 compressed or liquefied natural gas, dual-fuel 

7 vehicles that are only capable of operating on a 

8 mixture of no less than 90 percent compressed 

9 or liquefied natural gas, and a bi-fuel vehicle 

10 that is capable of operating a minimum of 85 

11 percent of its total range on compressed or liq12 uefied natural gas, and 

13 ‘‘(C) 50 percent, in the case of vehicles de14 scribed subclause (II) or (III) of subsection 

15 (e)(4)(A)(i) and which are not otherwise de16 scribed in subparagraph (B). 

17 For purposes of the preceding sentence, in the case 

18 of any new qualified alternative fuel motor vehicle 

19 which weighs more than 14,000 pounds gross vehicle 

20 weight rating, the most stringent standard available 

21 shall be such standard available for certification on 

22 the date of the enactment of the Energy Tax Incen23 tives Act of 2005.’’. 

24 (b) INCREASED INCENTIVE FOR NATURAL GAS VEHI25 CLES.—Subsection (e) of section 30B (relating to new 


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1 qualified alternative fuel motor vehicle credit) is amended 

2 by adding at the end the following new paragraph: 

3 ‘‘(6) CREDIT VALUES FOR NATURAL GAS VEHI4 CLES.—In the case of new qualified alternative fuel 

5 motor vehicles with respect to vehicles powered by 

6 compressed or liquefied natural gas, the maximum 

7 tax credit value shall be— 

8 ‘‘(A) $7,500 if such vehicle has a gross ve9 hicle weight rating of not more than 8,500 

10 pounds, 

11 ‘‘(B) $16,000 if such vehicle has a gross 

12 vehicle weight rating of more than 8,500 

13 pounds but not more than 14,000 pounds, 

14 ‘‘(C) $40,000 if such vehicle has a gross 

15 vehicle weight rating of more than 14,000 

16 pounds but not more than 26,000 pounds, and 

17 ‘‘(D) $64,000 if such vehicle has a gross 

18 vehicle weight rating of more than 26,000 

19 pounds.’’. 

20 (c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 

21 this section shall apply to property placed in service after 

22 the date of the enactment of this Act. 


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1 SEC. 105. MODIFICATION OF DEFINITION OF NEW QUALI2 FIED ALTERNATIVE FUEL MOTOR VEHICLE. 

3 (a) IN GENERAL.—Clause (i) of section 30B(e)(4)(A) 

4 (relating to definition of new qualified alternative fuel 

5 motor vehicle) is amended to read as follows: 

6 ‘‘(i) which— 

7 ‘‘(I) is a dedicated vehicle that is 

8 only capable of operating on an alter9 native fuel, 

10 ‘‘(II) is a bi-fuel vehicle that is 

11 capable of operating on compressed or 

12 liquefied natural gas and gasoline or 

13 diesel fuel, or 

14 ‘‘(III) is a duel-fuel vehicle that 

15 is capable of operating on a mixture 

16 of compressed or liquefied natural gas 

17 and gasoline or diesel fuel.’’. 

18 (b) CONVERSIONS AND REPOWERS.—Paragraph (4) 

19 of section 30B(e) is amended by adding at the end the 

20 following new subparagraph: 

21 ‘‘(C) CONVERSIONS AND REPOWERS.— 

22 ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘new 

23 qualified alternative fuel motor vehicle’ in24 cludes the conversion or repower of a new 

25 or used vehicle so that it is capable of op26 erating on an alternative fuel as it was not 


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1 previously capable of operating on an alter2 native fuel. 

3 ‘‘(ii) TREATMENT AS NEW.—A vehicle 

4 which has been converted to operate on an 

5 alternative fuel shall be treated as new on 

6 the date of such conversion for purposes of 

7 this section. 

8 ‘‘(iii) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—In 

9 the case of a used vehicle which is con10 verted or repowered, nothing in this section 

11 shall be construed to require that the 

12 motor vehicle be acquired in the year the 

13 credit is claimed under this section with re14 spect to such vehicle.’’. 

15 (c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 

16 this section shall apply to property placed in service after 

17 the date of the enactment of this Act. 

18 SEC. 106. PROVIDING FOR THE TREATMENT OF PROPERTY 

19 PURCHASED BY INDIAN TRIBAL GOVERN20 MENTS. 

21 (a) IN GENERAL.—Paragraph (6) of section 30B(h) 

22 and paragraph (2) of section 30C(e) are both amended 

23 by inserting ‘‘, or an Indian Tribal Government’’ after 

24 ‘‘section 50(b)’’. 


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1 (b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 

2 this section shall apply to property placed in service after 

3 the date of the enactment of this Act. 

4 TITLE II—PROMOTE PRODUC5 TION OF NGVS BY ORIGINAL 

6 EQUIPMENT MANUFACTUR7 ERS 

8 SEC. 201. CREDIT FOR PRODUCING VEHICLES FUELED BY 

9 NATURAL GAS OR LIQUIFIED NATURAL GAS. 

10 (a) IN GENERAL.—Subpart D of part IV of sub11 chapter A of chapter 1 (relating to business-related cred12 its) is amended by inserting after section 45R the fol13 lowing new section: 

14 ‘‘SEC. 45S. PRODUCTION OF VEHICLES FUELED BY NAT15 URAL GAS OR LIQUIFIED NATURAL GAS. 

16 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—For purposes of section 38, in 

17 the case of a taxpayer who is an original manufacturer 

18 of natural gas vehicles, the natural gas vehicle credit de19 termined under this section for any taxable year with re20 spect to each eligible natural gas vehicle produced by the 

21 taxpayer during such year is an amount equal to the lesser 

22 of— 

23 ‘‘(1) 10 percent of the manufacturer’s basis in 

24 such vehicle, or 

25 ‘‘(2) $4,000. 


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1 ‘‘(b) AGGREGATE CREDIT ALLOWED.—The aggre2 gate amount of credit allowed under subsection (a) with 

3 respect to a taxpayer for any taxable year shall not exceed 

4 $200,000,000 reduced by the amount of the credit allowed 

5 under subsection (a) to the taxpayer (or any predecessor) 

6 for all prior taxable years. 

7 ‘‘(c) DEFINITIONS.—For the purposes of this sec8 tion— 

9 ‘‘(1) ELIGIBLE NATURAL GAS VEHICLE.—The 

10 term ‘eligible natural gas vehicle’ means a motor ve11 hicle (as defined in section 30B(h)(1)) that is capa12 ble of operating on natural gas and is described in 

13 30B(e)(4)(A). 

14 ‘‘(2) MANUFACTURER.—The term ‘manufac15 turer’ has the meaning given such term in regula16 tions prescribed by the Administrator of the Envi17 ronmental Protection Agency for purposes of title II 

18 of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7521 et seq.). 

19 ‘‘(d) SPECIAL RULES.—For purposes of this sec20 tion— 

21 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Rules similar to the rules 

22 of subsections (c), (d), and (e) of section 52 shall 

23 apply. 

24 ‘‘(2) CONTROLLED GROUPS.— 


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1 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—All persons treated as 

2 a single employer under subsection (a) or (b) of 

3 section 52 or subsection (m) or (o) of section 

4 414 shall be treated as a single producer. 

5 ‘‘(B) INCLUSION OF FOREIGN CORPORA6 TIONS.—For purposes of subparagraph (A), in 

7 applying subsections (a) and (b) of section 52 

8 to this section, section 1563 shall be applied 

9 without regard to subsection (b)(2)(C) thereof. 

10 ‘‘(C) VERIFICATION.—No amount shall be 

11 allowed as a credit under subsection (a) with 

12 respect to which the taxpayer has not submitted 

13 such information or certification as the Sec14 retary, in consultation with the Secretary of 

15 Energy, determines necessary. 

16 ‘‘(e) TERMINATION.—This section shall not apply to 

17 any vehicle produced after December 31, 2016.’’. 

18 (b) CREDIT TO BE PART OF BUSINESS CREDIT.— 

19 Section 38(b) is amended by striking ‘‘plus’’ at the end 

20 of paragraph (35), by striking the period at the end of 

21 paragraph (36) and inserting ‘‘, plus’’, and by adding at 

22 the end the following: 

23 ‘‘(37) the natural gas vehicle credit determined 

24 under section 45R(a).’’. 


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1 (c) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The table of sec2 tions for subpart D of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 

3 1 is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 

4 45R the following new item: 

‘‘Sec. 45S. Production of vehicles fueled by natural gas or liquefied natural 

gas.’’. 

5 (d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 

6 this section shall apply to vehicles produced after Decem7 ber 31, 2011. 

8 SEC. 202. ADDITIONAL VEHICLES QUALIFYING FOR THE AD9 VANCED TECHNOLOGY VEHICLES MANUFAC10 TURING INCENTIVE PROGRAM. 

11 (a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other provi12 sion of law, a covered vehicle (as defined in subsection (b)) 

13 shall be considered an advanced technology vehicle for 

14 purposes of the advanced technology vehicle incentive pro15 gram established under section 136 of the Energy Inde16 pendence and Security Act of 2007 (42 U.S.C. 17013), 

17 and manufacturers and component suppliers of such cov18 ered vehicles shall be eligible for an award under such sec19 tion. 

20 (b) DEFINITIONS.—As used in this section— 

21 (1) the term ‘‘covered vehicle’’ means a light22 duty vehicle or a medium-duty or heavy-duty truck 

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1 vehicle that is capable of achieving a minimum of 85 

2 percent of its total range with compressed or lique3 fied natural gas, or a dual-fuel vehicle that operates 

4 on a mixture of natural gas and gasoline or diesel 

5 fuel but is not capable of operating on a mixture of 

6 less than 75 percent natural gas; 

7 (2) the term ‘‘bi-fuel vehicle’’ means a vehicle 

8 that is capable of operating on compressed or lique9 fied natural gas and gasoline or diesel fuel; and 

10 (3) the term ‘‘dual-fuel vehicle’’ means a vehicle 

11 that is capable of operating on a mixture of com12 pressed or liquefied natural gas and gasoline or die13 sel fuel. 

14 TITLE III—INCENTIVIZE THE IN15 STALLATION OF NATURAL 

16 GAS FUEL PUMPS 

17 SEC. 301. EXTENSION AND MODIFICATION OF ALTER18 NATIVE FUEL VEHICLE REFUELING PROP19 ERTY CREDIT. 

20 (a) IN GENERAL.—Subsection (g) of section 30C is 

21 amended by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of paragraph (1), 

22 by redesignating paragraph (2) as paragraph (3), and by 

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1 ‘‘(2) in the case of property relating to com2 pressed or liquefied natural gas, after December 31, 

3 2016, and’’. 

4 (b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 

5 subsection (a) shall apply to property placed in service 

6 after the date of the enactment of this Act. 

7 SEC. 302. INCREASE IN CREDIT FOR CERTAIN ALTER8 NATIVE FUEL VEHICLE REFUELING PROP9 ERTIES. 

10 (a) IN GENERAL.—Subsection (b) of section 30C is 

11 amended to read as follows: 

12 ‘‘(b) LIMITATION.—The credit allowed under sub13 section (a) with respect to all qualified alternative fuel ve14 hicle refueling property placed in service by the taxpayer 

15 during the taxable year at a location shall not exceed— 

16 ‘‘(1) except as provided in paragraph (2), 

17 $30,000 in the case of a property of a character 

18 subject to an allowance for depreciation, 

19 ‘‘(2) in the case of compressed natural gas 

20 property and liquefied natural gas property which is 

21 of a character subject to an allowance for deprecia22 tion, the lesser of— 

23 ‘‘(A) 50 percent of such cost, or 

24 ‘‘(B) $100,000, and 

25 ‘‘(3) $2,000 in any other case.’’. 


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1 (b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 

2 this section shall apply to property placed in service in 

3 taxable years beginning after December 31, 2011. 

4 TITLE IV—NATURAL GAS 

5 VEHICLES 

6 SEC. 401. GRANTS FOR NATURAL GAS VEHICLES RESEARCH 

7 AND DEVELOPMENT. 

8 (a) RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT AND DEMONSTRA9 TION PROGRAMS.—The Secretary shall provide funding to 

10 improve the performance and efficiency and integration of 

11 natural gas powered motor vehicles and heavy-duty on12 road vehicles as part of any programs funded pursuant 

13 to section 911 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 

14 U.S.C. 16191) and also with respect to funding for heavy15 duty engines pursuant to section 754 of the Energy Policy 

16 Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 16102). 

17 (b) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Energy may 

18 make grants to original equipment manufacturers of light19 duty and heavy-duty natural gas vehicles for the develop20 ment of engines that reduce emissions, improve perform21 ance and efficiency, and lower cost. 

22 SEC. 402. SENSE OF THE CONGRESS REGARDING EPA CER23 TIFICATION OF NGV RETROFIT KITS. 

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1 for certification of natural gas vehicle retrofit kits to pro2 mote energy security while still fulfilling the mission of 

3 the Clean Air Act. 

4 SEC. 403. SENSE OF THE CONGRESS REGARDING EPA AND 

5 NHTSA REGULATION OF MEDIUM- AND 

6 HEAVY-DUTY ENGINES AND VEHICLES. 

7 It is the sense of the Congress that the Environ8 mental Protection Agency new fuel economy and green9 house gas emission regulations for medium- and heavy10 duty engines and vehicles should provide incentives to en11 courage and reward manufacturers who produce natural 

12 gas powered vehicles. Such regulations should take into 

13 account the petroleum reductions provided by such vehi14 cles and also quantify all greenhouse gas emission reduc15 tions provided by natural gas powered engines and vehi16 cles. 

17 SEC. 404. AMENDMENT TO SECTION 508 OF THE ENERGY 

18 POLICY ACT OF 1992. 

19 (a) REPOWER OR CONVERTED ALTERNATIVE

20 FUELED VEHICLES DEFINED.—Subsection (a) of section 

21 508 of the Energy Policy Act of 1992 (42 U.S.C. 13258) 

22 is amended by adding at the end the following new para23 graph: 

24 ‘‘(6) REPOWERED OR CONVERTED.—The term 

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1 tified engine or aftermarket system so that the vehi2 cle is capable of operating on an alternative fuel.’’. 

3 (b) ALLOCATION OF CREDITS.—Subsection (b) of 

4 section 508 of the Energy Policy Act of 1992 (42 U.S.C. 

5 13258) is amended by adding at the end the following new 

6 paragraph: 

7 ‘‘(3) REPOWERED OR CONVERTED VEHICLES.— 

8 Not later than January 1, 2012, the Secretary shall 

9 allocate credits to fleets that repower or convert an 

10 existing vehicle so that it is capable of operating on 

11 an alternative fuel. In the case of any medium-duty 

12 or heavy-duty vehicle that is repowered or converted, 

13 the Secretary shall allocate additional credits for 

14 such vehicles if the Secretary determines that such 

15 vehicles displace more petroleum than light-duty al16 ternative fueled vehicles. The Secretary shall include 

17 a requirement that such vehicles remain in the fleet 

18 for a period of no less than 2 years in order to con19 tinue to qualify for credit. The Secretary also shall 

20 extend the flexibility afforded in this section to Fed21 eral fleets subject to the purchase provisions con22 tained in section 303 of this Act.’’. 

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